AU: What if 'Twilight' never happened? What if Ari was biding his time to threaten not just Gibbs but the rest of the team? What if Tony and Kate were married and had two kids? Concept based on Dark Water squad room intro with Kate and Tony.

Disclaimer:
I wish I owned the characters that appear in the TV show. Let's
face it; I'm just not rich enough. They are owned by Belisarius
Productions and CBS. The original characters that appear in this
story, I can vouch for. They are mine and no one can take that away
from me.

A/N:
Okay, last chapter. Once again, I'd like to thank EmyPink for her
help in the editing department. Em, I really appreciate all the hours
and minutes you gave up helping me with this. Now on with the happy
and fluffy ending. Yay!

The early
dawn light began to filter through the clouds, giving them a
beautiful orange tint. Gibbs walked slowly through the rubble caused
by the Marine sniper unit who were still
monitoring the building from their positions outside. Clinging
increasingly hard to him was Isabel DiNozzo. His three year old
god-daughter was in a state of shock. Gibbs reached the main room of
the warehouse. Ducky, McGee, Lee and Jimmy Palmer were all on the
platform above.

"Izzie,
I want you to close your eyes for me." Gibbs looked into his
god-daughter's eyes. Izzie shook her head vigorously. Gibbs rolled
his eyes. "Izzie, you have to trust me. You may see things that you
might not like. I don't want you to see anymore nasty things,
okay?"

Isabel
nodded. "Okay, Uncle Gibbs." She shivered a second later and
closed her eyes.

Gibbs
walked up the stairs and onto the platform. Ducky turned to see him
appear with Isabel. "Thank God, Jethro."

"She's
suffering from shock, Duck," Gibbs said, placing his hand over her
face to prevent her looking, if she opened her eyes accidentally, at
the blood covered bodies that Ducky had yet to place in body bags.

Ducky
nodded and then turned to Jimmy. "Mr Palmer, have all the bodies
been accounted for?"

"I'm
sure he'll turn up. I have a feeling in my gut." Ducky said with
a small smile on his face. Palmer, as always, was dependable to say
the least.

"I will
be with little Miss DiNozzo," Ducky said, pointing at Gibbs and
Isabel. "Down at the van, she's suffering from shock. Have all
these bodies in the bags before I'm finished."

"Yes,
Doctor," Jimmy said before turning back to the job at hand.

Gibbs
followed Ducky down the stairs, but not before he called McGee.
"McGee, with me."

"With
you, boss," McGee said quickly, rushing after his boss; leaving
Agent Lee with Palmer to finish with the bodies.

The group
of four walked quickly towards the main entrance. Gibbs turned to
McGee. "Where's Kate?"

"Last
time I saw her, she was over by the ambulance being checked over,"
McGee said, pointing towards a now empty ambulance.

"Izzie,
you can open your eyes now," Gibbs said softly to the little girl
still clutching his neck tightly. Isabel opened her eyes and yawned.
You look very tired, Isabel DiNozzo, Gibbs thought as they
walked out of the building. The sun was now rising steadily. Gibbs
looked at McGee. "Take her, I'll go find Kate."

"Right,
boss," McGee said, holding out his arms for his adopted niece.
Gibbs walked over to the ambulance. Isabel almost leapt into Tim's
arms and refused to let go of his neck. "Hey Izzie, you had us
worried for a long time." McGee continued in the procession,
following Ducky.

"Isabel!"
Kate shouted as she ran towards McGee and Ducky.

"Mummy,"
Isabel screamed, joy flooding over her. Tears began to stream down
her face as Kate reached Ducky and McGee. McGee and Ducky smiled at
the reunion.

McGee held
Isabel out to Kate who took her daughter in her arms. "I was so
worried about you, sweetie." Kate clung to Isabel, kissing her
incessantly. "You were so brave, Izzie. I am so proud of you. I
love you so much."

"I love
you too, mummy," Isabel whispered through her hiccups and tears of
joy.

Kate held
onto Isabel as she turned to Ducky. "Is she okay, Ducky?"

Ducky
smiled as he bent in and kissed Kate on the cheek. "That's from
your parents. They rang me when you didn't show up for dinner. It
would appear that your husband forgot to tell them. I informed them
of the situation and they asked me if I would kiss you on the cheek."
He immediately went back to answering Kate's question. "She's
only suffering shock, quite normal after a hostage situation."

Kate
wheeled around on McGee. "Tony? Have you seen him?"

"Ah…Ah
I haven't seen him yet," McGee answered quickly. "I'm sure
he's okay. He should be…"

"Right
here, beautiful," Tony said, a calm smile on his face as he walked
out of the entrance way of the warehouse. In his arms he held Jason
DiNozzo. Kate gave Isabel back to McGee for a moment. As Tony reached
the group, he handed his son over to Kate. He kissed her long and
slow as she took Jason out of his arms.

"Don't
ever do that to me again, Kate," Tony said as he took Isabel from
McGee's arms. "I have in mind to punish you in someway. Hey,
Izzie." Tony kissed his daughter's cheek. "I love you so much!"

"I love
you too, daddy," Isabel whispered into his ear, new tears of joy
forming in her eyes. "I love you too!"

"DiNozzo,"
Gibbs' voice boomed behind him.

"Yeah,
boss." Tony turned around to see him coming over to the group.

"Might I
suggest allowing Ducky to finish his examination of Izzie's shock
and then going home and resting?" Gibbs said as he reached the
group and kissed Kate on the cheek.

"Kate, I
can only concur what Tony said, don't ever do that again." Gibbs
smiled at her as he squeezed Tony's shoulder.

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Tony
looked at himself in the mirror. He had dozed a little during the
day. Isabel had gone to bed, but had been keeping Kate awake with her
screams. The last twenty four hours had mentally taken its toll on
their little three year old girl. Ducky had confirmed the fact that
apart from shock, the trauma would cause bad dreams to Isabel because
she could recollect the incident far more than Jason could.

Tony
yawned as he walked out of the bathroom. He was dressed in a t-shirt
and boxer shorts and his hair was all tousled up. He didn't appear
the sharp, sophisticated dresser that Kate knew from the years she
worked with him. "What time is it, Katie?"

Kate was
busily looking for something in her beside draw. She looked partly
refreshed, partly tried. Kate looked up at her husband. "Time for
us to get some sleep, handsome."

"I
wasn't thinking anything like that, Kate," Tony said, rolling his
eyes. "As if I think about that every night! Well, not every
night." He walked around the bed to Kate. "What are you looking
for, you sexy thing?"

"Something,"
Kate said, slightly annoyed by his questions.

"Like
what?" Tony said, wrapping his arms around her waist and kissing
her tenderly on the neck.

"Daddy,
mummy, daddy," Isabel's frightened voice carried.

Kate let
out an exasperated breath. "My turn again."

"You
stay here. You've done enough," Tony commanded as he walked from
Kate's side of the bed. "It's my turn!"

Tony
walked out of the bedroom and down the hallway to his daughter's
bedroom. The nightlight was burning brightly in the corner of the
room. His eyes grew accustomed to the low light. He took in the
situation. Isabel was shivering profusely under the covers, eyes wide
with fear. Tony walked in and sat down on the bed.
"Izzie, it's all right. It's all
over. Nothing is going to happen to you now." Tony ran his hand
through her hair.

Isabel
shivered. "Daddy, I keep waking up and seeing that nasty man."
Izzie burst into tears. "And the gun."

"Shush,
it's all over now," Tony whispered as he stroked his daughter's
forehead. "I'm not going to let anything happen to you. I
promised didn't I?"

Izzie
nodded. "Yes, daddy you did."

"All
right," Tony whispered, "I want you to close your eyes and think
about the animals, about the beautiful trees, and about how much
Mummy and I love you." Isabel closed her eyes slowly, trying to
fight it every step of the way. Tony decided to try something.

Fi la nana, e mi bel fiol,

Fi la nana, e mi bel fiol,

Fa si la nana.

Fa si la nana.

Dormi ben, e mi bel fiol,

Dormi ben, e mi bel fiol,

Fa si la nana.

Fa si la nana.

Tony sang
it a few times over until he heard Isabel breathing lightly, the
sleep of a deep sleeper. Tony smiled, watching his beautiful daughter
as she now slept somewhat peacefully. He rose from his seated
position and began to walk back to his bedroom. He entered the
bedroom. Kate was in the bathroom.

"I got
her to sleep, Kate," Tony said softly into the bathroom.

Kate
walked out. Dressed in a sexy red silk two piece pyjama set, Kate
smiled at him. Tony expression was that of a man struck dumb. "You
remember when you payed me back the money you owed me."

Tony
finally grinned at her. "How could I forget? I got you to say that
you were my wife. You wouldn't have said that for another two years
without that stunt." Tony's eyes wandered up and down her perfect
form, a suggestive grin on his face. "This is one of those nights
in which I'm having those particular thoughts."

"Good,"
Kate said seductively as she walked over to him. Tony pulled her
close and kissed her long and passionately. A hand moved to her
shoulder, taking hold of the strap. Kate grinned at him as they took
a breath. "Because I was thinking of
adding another one to the family." Kate pulled Tony to the bed.

Tony
smiled as she pulled his t-shirt up and over his head. "I think we
can manage that!" They grinned at one another. The lights went out
as Kate reached over and hit the switch. "I think we can manage
that easily, Katie!" Tony whispered as he kissed Kate again.

A/N: If
that sounds way too amateurish that would be because I find it very
hard to write things that haven't exactly happened to me as of yet.
I have really enjoyed writing thisstory. I want to thank you
all for your reviews and comments. Below is the English translation
of the lullaby.

Hush-a-bye, my lovely child,

Hush-a-bye, my lovely child,

Hush, hush and go to sleep.

Hush, hush and go to sleep.

Sleep well, my lovely child,

Sleep well, my lovely child,

Hush, hush and go to sleep.

Hush, hush and go to sleep.

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